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Join us as we deep dive into the catalog of the great George Michael one song at a time. With Shirley Lewis
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Do You Really Want To Know
Listen this week as we spin "Do You Really Want To Know" from the 1992 AIDS research project album Red Hot & Dance! Hear Shirley tell all about her rehearsals with the Cowboys and Angels crew and gettting ready for her spring tour while getting a little mixed up on the name of this song. Lots of laughing, pronoun switching in verses of the song and so much more!
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Paul Gambaccini - Part 2!!
Listen this week as we continue our conversation wiht the iconic Paul Gambaccini! Hear Paul tell stories of working closely as a trusted industry insider with George Michael and his feelings about George's place among the pantheon of artists.
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Paul Gambaccini - Part 1 !!
This week we are honored to be joined by the iconic voice of Radio One and the BBC - Mr. Paul Gambaccini! Listen as Paul takes us through his beginnings at Dartmouth in college radio and his journey across the pond to the UK where he found his future and eventually became a close and trusted industry voice to George Michael!
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Love Machine!
Listen this week as we spin the cover of "Love Machine" from the 1983 album Fantastic! Hear Shirley tell stories of performing on TV to this song, her feeligs and thoughts about the cover songs that George chose and memories of singing them live over the years!
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Secret Love
Listen this week as we spin "Secret Love" from the 1999 album Songs From The Last Century! Hear Shirley talk of listening to the original Doris Day version of this song and her love for Calamity Jane. We discuss the details of singing onstage during the Symphonica tour, the new George Michael Coin from the Royal mint and Shirley is ever closer to the details for the upcoming Cowboys & Angels show later this year!
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One Year Anniversary Show!!
Listhe this week as we celebrate our one year anniversary and take a stroll down the memory lane of the career of the magical Shirley Lewis!! Hear Shirley tell stories of recording Jive Talkin with George in 1987, her solo career and coming back to tour with George in the next 20 years as well as her new solo single for the first time in 3 decades!
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Customer Reviews
I love this podcast!
Having recently become a huge George Michael fan, I devour any content I can find about him! I was delighted to find this podcast in my feed, and am even more delighted as I listen week to week to Matt and his guests. And, of course, frequent co-host and fan idol Shirley Lewis!! It’s such a thrill to hear Shirley relay firsthand accounts of singing with George. What an amazing treat!! Please keep up the great work!! 🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶
Matt & Shirley you are a great podcast pair!!
Firstly, I’m so grateful for your initiative! Keep doing this!
I know the songs well, but sometimes I just wish to know more about what the lyrics mean. Would love to hear you analyze the lyrics Matt because you know so much!
Anyways, love to you guys!
Love when you guys are joking around, so funny!!! The Paula Abdul song hints LOL!!!
Great, fun podcast
Love hearing Shirley talk about GM. She clearly loves and misses him. Glad she didn’t attend the James Gavin episode. She likely would have been angry because she was actually there for a lot of it. Reading his book now. Very clear he didn’t do real research. Quotes magazine articles and interviews with GM. That’s not scholarly research. Events are in the wrong order - all you have to do is look at YouTube videos of George to see some of the incorrect stuff. A lot of the order of his career can be followed by his haircuts. For all his talk of not judging, doesn’t seem Gavin liked GM. I read a lot of autobiographies, biographies and memoirs. The only reason I’m trying to finish this is because I hate wasting my money. Shame on him and the publisher. And he wonders why those truly close to GM refused to talk to him. Andrew’s book is much better. Protective but seems honest and more informative unlike Gavin’s book which just focuses on GM’s sexuality. Hoping for more podcast seasons. I miss the surprise GM album. I cried when he died. He was a master. Stevie Wonder and other blacks like me know soul and beauty when we hear it. Can’t wait for his Rock Hall induction! Well deserved and overdue.